10 Facts About Pac-Man World

1.

Pac-Man World: 20th Anniversary is a 1999 3D platform video game developed and published for the PlayStation by Namco.

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Pac-Man World was a critical and commercial success, selling over 1.

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3.

Some levels require Pac-Man World to retrieve a key to rescue one of his captive friends.

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4.

Pac-Man World has two main moves, which can be used to defeat enemies and other objects: a butt-bounce that can shatter crates and crush enemies, and a rev-roll that allows him to propel up ramps or activate moving platforms.

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5.

Pac-Man World has a health meter that allows him to sustain three hits before dying.

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6.

Pac-Man World can find small fractions of health to replenish it in levels, as well as extra lives.

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7.

Pac-Man World can interact with objects such as trampolines, doors and ramps, which can be used to solve puzzles to progress through the level.

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8.

Pac-Man World began as a prototype platform game for the PlayStation, titled Pac-Man Ghost Zone, which was only shown at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in 1997 and intended for released in the fall of that same year.

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9.

Pac-Man World wasn't given a voice in the game due to Namco being unable to decide what he should sound like — some suggested that he sound like an adult male and others like a human child.

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10.

The advertisements notably featured Mr T and Verne Troyer as neighbors in Beverly Hills who are shocked to see Pac-Man World move into and renovate the house across the street from them.

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